New London High School - Whaler Yearbook (New London, CT)

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WILLIAM I). CONNOR (“Groggy’) Classical Course Basketball (1); Pin Committee (1); Cheer Leader (4); Annual Hoard (4); Asst Football Manager (2); Junior Review (3); Junior Prom Committee; Regiment of Two (3); Dramatic Club; Pot Pourri (1), (2); Nautical Knot (3); Bulbul (4). “Groggy” is a man, every inch of him. Whenever the school runs into some difficulty, they call on “Groggy” to pull it out. Nevertheless, being a man does not make him sophisticated, for he isn't the least bit “uppish.” Wherever he goes he always makes a hit for he has a well-developed sense of humor. Oh, yes! “Groggy” is very popular with the younger set (of women). WILLIAM D. CURTISS (“Chink”) Classical Course Baseball Manager (4). “Chink” recently moved to Flanders. No, not in France, though there are possibly those who might wish it were. “Chink” is a small boy, but he can be heard everywhere. Me seems to be quite popular with the fair ones, and it is small wonder if he can josh them as he does us. Personally, we think that, though handicapped when it comes to size, he will come out on top. FREDERICK DAVIS (“Fred”) General Course Biology Prize (2); Football (1), (2), (3); Class Baseball (1), (2); Biology Club (2), (3) ; Annual Board (4) ; Junior Prom Committee; School Reporter (4) ; Slats Committee; Ring Committee (1); Radio Club (4). Would you ever suspect this fellow of doing wrong? “No,” you say. Well, you’re right. “Fred” is the best-natured fellow in the class. (For this we should get a good write-up in The Day.) “Fred” distinguished himself during the first years of school in his scholarship. We ought to “razz” him in one way or another, but we can't pin anything on him. THOMAS DAV LS (“Tom”) Commercial Course Annual Board (3), (4); Class President (3); Treasurer 4 ; Biology Club (2) ; Junior Play (3); Pot Pourri (2), (3), (4); Slats (3); Football (1), (2), (3), (4); Baseball (3); Class Baseball (1), (2), (3), (4); Senior Play (4); Prom Committee (3); Pin Committee (1). “Tom” brought his name into the limelight in the fall of 1925 by being elected football captain. “Tom” is a ban! player, and was one of the team’s most valuable assets. When it comes to other activities, “Tom' shines also, for he goes out for all the plays and contests that occur during the year.

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JAMES J. ALLEN (“Joe”) Classical Course Football (3), (4); Class Baseball (1), (2); Baseball (3), 4 ; Track (1), (2), (3); Annual Board (4); Pot Pourri (3); Junior Prom Committee; Junior Play Committee. “All's well that ends well seems to be the outlook that “Joe takes on life. He manages to combine a strong sense of humor with a genial disposition which has made him one of our most popular classmates. “Joe always can find some way to make a situation humorous even though it sometimes comes back to him as a boomerang, “Joe is also a fast man. both in sports and in private life. KOBERT BROWN (“Doc ) Classical Course Football (2), (3), (4); Basketball (2); Track (2), (3); Dramatic Club (3); Annual Board (4); Class Secretary (4); Pot Pourri (1), 2 , (4); Slats (3); Junior Prom Committee; Senior Dance Committee; Declamation Contest, Vice President. Here we have the illustrious “Doc, famed as an inveterate speaker and conqueror of the fair sex. We have not the slightest doubt that “Doc” has left many broken hearts behind him (ask any senior). Besides these two accomplishments he combines great ability as a football player and as a track man. “Doc has ability in one line though, he does not wear a belt. JOHN CALLAHAN (“Lefty ) Commercial Course Baseball 2 , (3), (4); Football (2), (3), (4); Class Treasurer (1); Pot Pourri (2). “Lefty’s height is no handicap to him. He goes where angels fear to tread. “Lefty has been known to open a book to study at times (they must have been “hard times ) ; but since the home study-card system was inaugurated we wonder whether he has improved or not. By the way, “Lefty played football, too. WILLIAM CARR OTHERS (“Bill ) Classical Course Junior Play; Bulbul (4»: Annual Board. lake a look at this lad. He has come to he I he most popular member of our class though In-lias only been with us for a matter of two years. Bill made his debut as a singer this winter, in “Bulbul. We were much surprised to see the extent to which some people will carry their enmities.

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HAROLD S. DRAY Classical Course How many in this class are there who would not commit assault and battery on this? Words fail iis, to express our meaning. Many there are who would exterminate him with pleasure. Why, you say? Because he thinks himself a strong man and whenever an opportunity comes, he tries to show it. Needless to say, the ladies fall for this caveman stuff. KEITH EBBETTS (“Ebbie”) Commercial Course “Ebbie” hails from Noank, the town of wild and woolly clams, odors of old fish, and the movie center of this part of the world, outshining even Hollywood, according to “Ebbie.” “Ebbie” is the soberest and most dignified person we've ever seen, but despite this, there’s no telling what goes on outside of school. JOHN FEENEY (“Red.” “Jeff”) Scientific Course Football (3), (4); Track (4); Annual Board (4); Junior Prom Committee; Pot Pourri (2), (3); Slats (3); Bulbul (4); President (4). On the other side of this page you will encounter the countenance of one John Feeney, commonly know as “Red.” When “Red” adorns his visage with a frown, which, by the way, is not often, lie presents a truly frightful picture. Many a man on opposing teams has thought that he was contemplating assault and battery when confronted with his face. In spite of all his seeming willingness to do battle he is very good-natured. ROBERT MURRAY FLEMING (“Blondy”) Classical Course Pin Committee (1); Class Baseball (2). “Blondy” has often been heard to remark that he would rather see a good burlesque show than eat. Such things are liable to happen in the best of families. During the first part of the year “Blondy” displayed quite a poetic bent (Originality Plus), as most of us remember. He turned his poetry in on the installment plan, which seemed peculiar to say the least. Maybe he is planning to become a bard for a magazine which usually has its material in serial form.